Hello Corp case: FCID allowed to check bank accounts

Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruna Buddhadasa today permitted the FCID to check the bank accounts of company known as Hovell Constructions in the inquiry being conducted under the Money Laundering Act against Namal Rajapaksa and five others for purchasing Hello Corp shares from questionable funds.

Several Roads in Colombo closed due to protest

The Ceramic Junction, Lotus Road and Bank Street in Colombo have been temporary closed because of a protest.

Court directs SLMC to register SAITM's MBBS graduates

The Malambe Private Medical College better known as SAITM, hailed the Appeal Court ruling which allows the provisional registration of SAITM's MBBS graduates.

Presence of Chinese submarines in SL purely for economic reasons: Navy chief

Sri Lankan Navy chief Vice Admiral RC Wijegunaratne has assured India that the presence of Chinese nuclear submarines in Sri Lanka was "purely economic reasons" even as India's views the development with suspicion.

Trump sacks defiant attorney general

Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban.

I will not apologise: Ranjan

An unwavering Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said yesterday that he had not done anything wrong and therefore, he would not apologise to the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretary.

Two Lankans nabbed with gold nuggets hidden under tongues

Two Sri Lankan men were arrested with 180gramms of gold nuggets worth Rs.1 million hidden under their tongues at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while trying to smuggle them out to Trivandrum, India.

Health Ministry meeting goes berserk

Sri Lanka Society for Medical Laboratory Science (SLSMLS) President Ravi Kumudesh charged that Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Assistant Secretary Dr. Naveen De Soysa had threatened him during a meeting held at the Health Ministry yesterday.

SLASA meets President over Ranjan issue

Officials of the Sri Lanka Administrative Services Association (SLASA) and the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretary yesterday met President Maithripala Sirisena over the incident where Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake had allegedly used strong language against the Divisional Secretary.

Thalatha Athukorale: Sajith a role model

Minister of Housing and Construction Sajith Premadasa sets a good precedent to other ministers by not using the official vehicle given to him by the government and rejecting his ministerial salary, Minister of Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorale today said.

CIA had ‘if Rajiv was assassinated’ report

Five years before Rajiv Gandhi was killed in 1991, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had prepared a very detailed and thorough "brief" on what would happen if he is assassinated or makes an "abrupt departure" from the Indian political scene,” the Times of India said yesterday.

Rs.2bn to maintain 200 train compartments: Union

The Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has decided to pay Rs.2 billion to a private company for the maintenance of 200 train compartments, Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya General Secretary Nadira Manoj said today.

Quebec attack: SL grieves with Canada

Sri Lanka grieves with Canada for the victims of the terrorist attack in Quebec and condemns all forms of terrorism, Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Mahishini Colonne tweeted today.

Port City: Gazette on tax concessions presented to House

The Government has presented to Parliament the two gazette notifications which authorises tax concessions to two major projects -- the Port City Project (PCP) at Galle Face and the Mix Development Project (MDP) in Slave Island.

Horana Tyre Factory --Rs.178 Mn for 99-year lease

The selected investor will be required to make a one-time payment of Rs.178 million for the 99-year lease of the 100 acre block of land at Wagawatta in Horana for the construction of a tyre factory, the Board of Investment (BOI) said today.

Delimitation report to be gazetted in a month: Minister

The Delimitation Committee Report will be gazetted within a month, Provincial and Local Government Minister Faizer Mustapha informed the Supreme Court today through his lawyer.

6 killed in Canada mosque shooting; PM says terror attack

Six people have been killed and another eight wounded in a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, BBC reported today.

Administrative officers protest against Ranjan’s remarks

The Gampaha District Administrative Services Association (GDASA) today boycotted their official duties and staged a protest campaign against Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare Ranjan Ramanayake for verbally abusing the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretary in public recently.

Six New Zealand tourists injured in head-on collision

Eight persons including six New Zealand nationals were injured when a van and a car collided head-on at Kalalpitiya in Nittambuwa on the Colombo-Kandy Main Road this morning.

Three killed, 19 injured in accident

Three children were killed and another nineteen passengers were hospitalized after a bus and van collided head-on at Saindamaduru area in Kalmunai, Ampara this morning

Lankan nabbed with foreign currency worth Rs. 111mn at BIA

A 42-year-old Sri Lankan man was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranayaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth Rs.111 million to Dubai last evening.

Sumanthiran assassination plot a sign of LTTE re-grouping: JHU

The alleged plot to assassinate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A.Sumanthiran that was uncovered recently signals the regrouping of the LTTE and the possibility of terrorism raising its ugly head once again in Sri Lanka, Jathika Hela Urumaya national organiser, Media Spokesman Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe today said.

AG should expose truth behind bond scam: SLPP

The Attorney General (AG) should expose the individuals responsible for the Central Bank bond scam, the lawyers' body affiliated to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said today.

The guilty should be punished: SF

Those who had been accused of war crimes must be punished irrespective of their posts and statuses if found guilty, Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said today.

MR would’ve retired gracefully if he didn’t amend the constitution: PM

Responding to a statement made by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that President Maithripala Sirisena brought him back to politics, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinge on Saturday said that Mr Rajapaksa would have gracefully retired after two terms if he did not amend the constitution enabling him to go for another term.

Global indices show SL economy at risk: JO

Sri Lanka’s economy had been dropped in many global indexes, due to the corruption in the Central Bank and other unhealthy development activities taken place in the country, Joint Opposition MP Bandula Gunawardena said.

Worker’s death: Bogala mine closed temporarily

The Bogala graphite mine had been closed temporarily since the fatal accident yesterday, the Police said.

CJ in Lahore: Legislation should benefit masses

Chief Justice K. Sripavan yesterday underlined the need for legislation that could directly benefit the masses and all those approaching the courts in search of justice.

Two MSD men nabbed over sexual abuse of Russian woman in Mt. Lavinia

Two Police Constables attached to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) had been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a Russian woman, who was bathing at the Mount Lavinia Beach last evening, the Police said.

US judge blocks part of Trump’s immigration order

A US judge has issued a stay temporarily halting the deportation of visa holders or refugees under an executive order from President Trump.